Improved sugar-mold carriage



`w. MlTcHELL. Sugar Mold Carriage.

Pateted Selml 13,1864.

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Specification forming part o( Letters Patent No. 114,251, dated September 13, 1864.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM MITCHELL, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Sug'ar-llIold Carriage; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l represents a side sectional view of my invention, taken in the line x rr, Fig. 2; Fig. 2, a plan or top View of the same; Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6, plan or top views of the top plates of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention relates to a new and improved carriagc for conveying sugar-molds to the drying-rooms in sugar-refineries.

The object ot' the invention is to obtain a carriage for the purpose specified which will be capable of conveying differentsized molds used in a retneryfand also capable ot' carrying a greater number of molds than any of the carriages hitherto constructed, and one which may be economically manufactured,and drawn or manipulated with greater facility l than usual.

A represents the bottom of the carriage, which may be constructed ot plank and mounted on the Wheels B B C C. The back wheels, B B, are fitted loosely on an axle, D, which is bolted to the bottom ot` A. The front wheels, C C, are casterwheels, and are at the lower ends of rods E E, which pass up through sockets Fin the front of the bottom A, and have their upper ends fitted in bearings a, attached to the front cross-piece, b, of the frame of the carriage, the rods E E being allowed to turn freely in the sockets F and bearings a, bearing ou the upper ends of the forks c ot' the rods E, in which the easterwheels C are fitted. (See Fig. l.) Y

The framing ot the carriage is composed of fou-r castiron corner-pieces, G, which are slightly inclined outward, both laterally and longitudinally with the carriage, so as to give the framing a slight ilaring form, corresponding to the taper form of the molds. These corner-pieces are of angle form in theirlhorzontal section, and are strengthened by an upright center piece, d, the lower ends of which pass through A, and may have screw-nuts up'- on them for securing the corner-pieces to A. The upper ends of the corner-pieces at the front and rear of the carriages are connected by crosspieees b H H H H" represent thc top plates of the carriage. These top plates are of east-iron, and each are provided with a lip or iiangc, e, at their ends to iit over the cross-pieces b b. These top plates may be readily taken off and fitted on the cross-pieces of the carriage, and Y any one of said plates used as may be required. The plate H, Fig. 3, is provided or cast with three semicircular recesses f, at each side, as shown in Fig. 3, said plate holding six molds, I, ot' the largest size. The plate H', Fig. 4, has four semicircular recesses f at each side to hold eight molds of a smaller size. The plate H has five semicircular recesses f at each side, and two rows ot circular openings, g, iive in Aeach row, to hold twenty molds of a still smaller size, the smallest molds used being held by the plate H, which has six notches f at each side and three rows of circular openings, h, six openings in each row, to receive in all thirtymolds. On the carriage, in Fig. 2, a plate, HX, is represented with four recesses j" at each side, and three circular openings, 1J, at its center. By this arrangement it will be seen that the carriage is rendered capable of carrying a greater or less number ot' molds, according to their size, the capacit-y of the carriage being varied by simply changing the plates, which may be done in a moment of time. The carriages as at present constructed are not capable of being thus varied in capacity, and much time is therefore lost in conveying the molds ot smaller size.

By having two caster-wheels at the front part of the carriage, instead of one, as now used, the .carriage is better supported, and not liable to sink into the tloor, in cracks or creviees, or become impeded, as when one caster-wheel only is used.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A sugar-mold carriage provided with a series of removable top plates having recesses and openings, either or both, for the purpose of Varying the capacity of thecztrriitgc to carry to form it new and improved device, for the L greater or less number of molds, according purpose specied. to their size, as set forth.

2. The employment or use of two easterwheels7 C C, at the front of the carriage, in Viitncsses: connection with the bottom A, corner-pieces M. M. LIVINGSTON,- G, and crosspieces b b, all arranged its Shown, WVM. F. MCNAMARA.

WILLIAM MITCHELL. 

